Classic Kaposi's sarcoma after multiple-partner heterosexual behavior in Central Africa - 07/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)80069-3
Thierry Simonart, MD a, ⁎, Jean-Christophe Noel, MD b, Jean-Paul Van Vooren, MD c, Gilbert De Dobbeleer, MD a
a Department of Dermatology Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels Belgium
b Department of Pathology Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels Belgium
c Department of Internal Hôpital Erasme, Free University of Brussels
*Reprint requests: Thierry Simonart, MD, Department of Dermatology, Erasme University Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract |
We present a case of a possible sexual transmission of classic Kaposi's sarcoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a case. We noted a long delay between the probable contaminant contact and onset of lesions, suggesting that human herpesvirus 8 has longer incubation periods in healthy individuals than in immunocompromised patients.
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Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 41 - N° 4
P. 648-649 - octobre 1999 Retour au numéro
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